In the spirit of Black History Month, a good place to start the celebration might be with some history. The idea of honoring the African-American experience each February came from students and ...

"We had a fire today," reads a Feb. 1, 2025, diary entry in the book, referring to ... Widely cited as the first major Black woman author of science fiction, Butler grew up near Altadena, in ...

A popular one is finishing an arbitrary number of books; another approach is to establish specific parameters—reading only titles by women for a year, meeting a quota for books in translation ...

Despite the harsh realities of a Trump-led America, Black people have a rich legacy of strength and empowerment, often found in the pages of literature. Books by Black women writers have long ...

One twin decides to live as a Black woman after returning to where she was raised, and the other, now married with a child, lives as a White woman. A stunning book about family and identity.

Now is an ideal time to sharpen our minds and sink our heads into these five books on racist systems to ... matter and how it outlines the challenges Black Americans face while dealing with ...

Black women have endured an America that Trump led before, and we will endure it again. Since the beginning of time, books by Black women writers have served as the unsung architects of ...

In this article, we’ve curated ten of the most inspiring quotes from timeless books and legendary authors, each one carrying the potential to shift perspectives and ignite action. Let these ...

“Just as despair can feel like stumbling through a pitch-black ... When you buy a book using a link in this newsletter, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting The Atlantic.

But before we totally dismiss the Fonz, we must admit that his view of the situation is actually not far from the one we find in the first book of Octavia Butler's Parable series, Parable of the ...

Bestselling author Nickolas Butler found inspiration for his latest book in an unlikely place — the Tomahawk Room bar in Chippewa Falls. While having a beer there one day he witnessed a ...

The rock band Cö shu Nie and musician HYDE are collaborating for the first time to perform the opening theme song "Maisie" for this April's Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc anime. In addition ...